Expel and Take

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Expel

Expel verb - To drive or force out.
Usage example: animal lover though I am, I was determined to expel the uninvited mouse from my room
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Synonyms for Expel
Antonyms for Expel
Take is an antonym for expel.
Nearby Words: expelled, expelling

Take

Take verb - To offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to.
Usage example: the school takes only a small percentage of the thousands of applicants
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Synonyms for Take
Antonyms for Take
Expel is an antonym for take.
Nearby Words: taking, taken, taker
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Common collocations

life expel life take life
control expel control take control
way expel way take way

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Yandere Simulator If a teacher happens to catch Yandere-chan trying to take pictures of panties, she'll call Yandere-chan a pervert and expel her on the spot.
    Source: Video Game / Yandere Simulator
  • Our Vampires Are Different Sometimes the no breath thing means they can't do mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, but if they can talk, they must be able to take air into their lungs and expel it intentionally.
    Source: Our Vampires Are Different
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Antonyms for expel


Antonyms for take

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